For the week commencing 7th July 2014, the Port of Wells dredging scheme will resume in the main channel. The Port’s dredger “Kari Hege” will be engaged in dredging operations in the main channel north of number 4 buoy, between buoys 4 and 2. All material dredged from these areas will be placed on t
MAN Rollo signed a contract to supply three generator sets to the Fassmer shipyard in Berne, Germany. Fassmer is building the new Helgoland ferry for the operator AG Ems. The Helgoland Ferry is being built in accordance with the environmentally-friendly “Blue Angel” standard. The ferry will use LNG
N-KOM of Qatar inked an agreement with HeLenGi Engineering for the retrofit of Greek ferries as part of the Poseidon-Med project. The contract was signed during the Posidonia event, which was held from 2-6 June at the Metropolitan Expo in Athens. HeLeNGi Engineering is a company providing expertise,
The Al Ghuwairiya LNG tanker, with a capacity of 263,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal from Qatar on July 10, port data reveals. This represents the second LNG tanker that will dock at the import terminal next week. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million to
Golar LNG Limited said that, following a successful follow-on equity offering, it has executed and made effective key agreements for conversion of the 125,000 m3 LNG carrier Hilli to a floating liquefaction vessel (FLNGV). The primary contract for the FLNGV was entered into with Singapore’s Keppel S
The second of the first two liquefied natural gas carriers to be ordered by Norwegian LNG transportation provider Awilco LNG has been delivered on time and on budget after concluding a successful sea trial. The Wilpride, like its identical sister the Wilforce, was built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Mari
The trailing suction hopper dredger Breughel has a length of 122.19 meters and a breadth of 28.00 meters. It was designed for dredging in both deep and shallow waters, providing extensive flexibility. The Breughel has a hopper capacity of 11,650 m3 and a carrying capacity of 18,710 tons. The Breughe
The UK’s South Hook LNG terminal will get another cargo of LNG from Qatar in the next seven days, according to port data. The Umm Al Amad LNG carrier, with a capacity of 210,157 cubic metres, is due to arrive at the South Hook terminal on July 7. Qatar Petroleum owns 67.5 per cent of South Hook LNG
A framework agreement aiming to use LNG bunkering vessels to develop the LNG bunkering market worldwide has been signed by GDF Suez, Mitsubishi and NYK. This partnership results in two first contracts: on behalf of the venture, the NYK’s order of an LNG bunkering vessel and an LNG bunkering contract
The Finnish Border Guard’s new LNG-fuelled offshore patrol vessel Turva has begun service in and around the Gulf of Finland. The LNG used to propel the offshore patrol vessel is supplied by Skangass, a unit of Gasum. The Border Guard’s new offshore patrol vessel (OPV) is the second large LNG-fuelled
GasLog took the delivery of the fully owned LNG carrier Solaris, from Samsung Heavy Industries. She immediately commenced a medium-term charter to Shell Tankers Singapore, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, GasLog said in a statement. The vessel is a 155,000 cubic meter tri-fuel Diesel Electric (TFD
Qatar, the world’s largest LNG producer, shipped an LNG cargo from the Ras Laffan Port to Belgium on Monday, port data reveals. The cargo is being carried by the 145,800 cbm Simaisma, and it is due to arrive at the Zeebrugge LNG terminal on July 18. Fluxys of Belgium, the operator of the Zeebrugge t
Vesalius is a Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) capable of dredging to a depth of 25.5 meters. Vesalius has a length of 93.3 meters and a breadth of 17.0 metres. As a Cutter Suction Dredger it is equipped with a rotating cutter head cutting hard soil into fragments. Dredging Today Staff, June 30, 2014
The Fincantieri shipyard in Castellammare di Stabia (Naples) saw the launching of the “F.-A.-Gauthier”, the latest generation ferry that Fincantieri is building for Société des traversiers du Québec (STQ), a Québec Government Corporation that operates in maritime passenger transport. Fincantieri won
